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Thinking that Matters: Ideas and opinions presented by @wbur, Boston's @npr news station.
Boston, MA
Joined July 2012
Donald Trump likes to blame blue states, including Massachusetts, for starting the gerrymandering wars, writes political scientist Austin Sarat. Unsurprisingly, he’s wrong on the facts.
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Donald Trump likes to blame blue states, including Massachusetts, for starting the gerrymandering wars, writes political scientist Austin Sarat. Unsurprisingly, he’s wrong on the facts.
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Read more about @WBUR CEO Margaret Low’s thinking behind the decision to leave the platform. https://t.co/8OldFhlpPB
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Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, out every Sunday. You'll get our best essays of the week and a thoughtful note from our editors.
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Stories to remind you we’re all part of something bigger.
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"There was no shortage of people who had noticed the Tsarnaev family’s radicalization. But the only available resource at the time -- law enforcement -- was (and continues to be) largely inadequate for preventive purposes." https://t.co/j09XEtuQro
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Ten years after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon, our society sees extremism primarily as a moral and political issue, writes Myrieme Churchill. We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage...
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"The first time I watched the Boston Marathon, the runners passing by my spot at the foot of Heartbreak Hill seemed superhuman," writes Tova Mirvis. "I could no more imagine running 26.2 miles than I could envision flying." https://t.co/FWwSli87Ps
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Tova Mirvis didn't think she could be a runner. Finishing a half-marathon, she writes, nudged her "toward an alternate idea of who I might be."
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We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage than genuinely trying to understand the internal workings of extremism, writes Myrieme Churchill of @parentsforpeace. https://t.co/j09XEtuQro
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Ten years after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon, our society sees extremism primarily as a moral and political issue, writes Myrieme Churchill. We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage...
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"He was larger than life. He was just this beautiful, tall, black man. And you always knew that he was doing something important."
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Mel King was a politician, a community organizer, and an advocate. But he was also a friend, a husband, a father, and a mentor. Today, we remember him as all of that and more.
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A study of 42,000 U.S., Canadian and British college students found that the percentage of perfectionists among them doubled between 1989 and 2016, which the researchers chalked up to cultural emphasis on “competitive individualism.”
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In this season of New Year’s resolutions, writes Rich Barlow, there’s pleasure – and relief – to be found in the space between reaching for your best and reaching for the impossible.
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"Ten years after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon finish line, significant obstacles continue to hamper the public health approach to preventing extremism." https://t.co/j09XEtuQro
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Ten years after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon, our society sees extremism primarily as a moral and political issue, writes Myrieme Churchill. We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage...
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“A song changes when it meets a band,” writes @JoannaWeiss. “It grows and moves into unexpected places, just like a friendship. And it always gets better.”
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A national poll finds that a majority of Americans have felt the effects of gun violence in their personal lives.
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"There was no shortage of people who had noticed the Tsarnaev family’s radicalization. But the only available resource at the time -- law enforcement -- was (and continues to be) largely inadequate for preventive purposes." https://t.co/j09XEtuQro
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Ten years after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon, our society sees extremism primarily as a moral and political issue, writes Myrieme Churchill. We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage...
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Massachusetts joins a handful of other states stocking up on abortion pills amid competing federal court decisions about whether they are legal.
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New England may be cold, but Virginia native @chrisrittr found "a warmer side to the northern attitude" after moving to the region. https://t.co/BgwjUNaR4Y
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If you don’t get much time with the sun, you’d better take advantage of every moment you get, writes Chris Ritter.
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We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage than genuinely trying to understand the internal workings of extremism, writes Myrieme Churchill of @parentsforpeace. https://t.co/j09XEtvogW
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Ten years after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon, our society sees extremism primarily as a moral and political issue, writes Myrieme Churchill. We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage...
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The Biden administration's proposal would make bans on transgender athletes illegal — but it would permit some restrictions at high school or college levels, NBC Out's @JoYurcaba explains. https://t.co/wAxd1dYMVp
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The proposed change to Title IX would outlaw broad bans on transgender athletes but still allow some restrictions on participation.
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Lowell has some of the most diverse schools in Mass. Its teachers don't reflect that, though. This college pathway could be a start. https://t.co/RtxFJg6KL7
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Lowell Public Schools have teamed up with the University of Massachusetts Lowell to offer college credit and potential scholarships to high schoolers interested in teaching. It’s a push for students...
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